A flight of locusts. Atimonan, Tayabas.
A flight of locusts. Atimonan, Tayabas.
Creator
Bureau of Science
Date created
circa 1903-1922
Accession No.
OFI-006179
Format
Photograph, black & white.
Citation
Thurlow & Fournier Collection
Location
OFI-006089 to OFI-006317\OFI-006179.jpg
Notes
Subject: A cloud of locusts swarm while Filipinos try to catch them in nets. Probably Locusta migratoria manilensis, commonly known as the Oriental migratory locust. It is normally a solitary insect
Type
Type: Photograph, B/W, white border, matte.
Medium
1 photographic print : sheet 12 x 17 cm.
Subject 1
Locusts -- Philippines -- Control.
Subject 2
Grasshoppers -- Philippines.
Subject 3
Rice -- Diseases and pests -- Control.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 16.
Call number
OFI-006179
Cataloger
GERRY